Decorative plant product



L. KOROPP AND V. F. B ERGMAN.

DECORATIVE PLANT PRODUCT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY19.1921.

1,412,008. Patented Apr. 4,1921

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Hnecae 66C @WM W U 4 a S LEoroLD KOROPP AND vroron F. BERGMAN, orflcnroaeo. IL INOIS! V DECORATIVE PLANT. recliner.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, LEoroLo Konorran VICTOR F. BERGMAN, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Chicago,

county of Cook, and State of Illin'ois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decorative Plant Products, of which the following is a specification.

"This invention relates to the decorative" stantially their naturalform.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fanciful flower composed mainly of natural partsof several different plants. I P

. Fig. 2 istan enlarged detail showing how the parts may be joined together.

Referring to the illustrativeembodiment,

the stem 1 issecured to the back of a sunflower center 2 and petals 3,,consisting of milkweed pods are attached to the back side of said center adjacent to its outer edge. Leaves 4: are attached to said stem in an appropriate manner so as to produce an artistic effect.

The stem 1 comprises a willow stick 5 covered with a winding of tape 6. Wire is preferably used for attaching the leaves to the stem as at 7 and for securing the petals to the flower center,'as at 8. All of the above mentioned parts excepting the stick- 5, tape 6 and wire 7 are plant growths in their natural form and having substantially their original character and appearance except' for such ornamental coloring or other decoration as may be applied artificially. as for instance, paint, powdeiyfioss'or thelike. These natural plant parts before assembling Specification of Letters Patent. -Pg tented Apr. Application filed May 19, i i

play windows, hotel dinin theatrical stagesand the like.

enlarged imitations of sunflowers attaching-a compound flower of 7 details of. the construction altered or omittedwithout' the 'spirit of this invention as defined by the followingclaims. I

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are artificially treated to give theni'lasting qualities, both as to color andother physical attributes, substantially in accordance with the method set'forth in V This methodisespecially adapted for pro-' our co-pending ap f pllcatlon Serial No. $1 1,813,filedAugust-2,

ducinglarge andmassive effects such as may be used toadvantage .in store ;dis-" Some of the most efl'ectivej'and popular designs produced underfthis inventionfare and poinsettias. Such poinsettias may be made by character'to the end of a stem and surrounding this on said stem with a fringe of richly colored milkweed pods set like the rooms and on branchy leaf-like bracts which surround the, small greenish-yellow fiowerrhead of a real poin- I settia.

It is tobe understood" that some: of the We claim: w w V r 1. An art ficlal'flower lncluding in comblnation a flower center and a serles of milkflower center and milkweed pods bein'g of' natural growth.

2. A manufactured flower comprising a stem, leaves of natural growth said stem, a tape wound around said stem in spiral form and covering the connectionsseed pod mounted on one end of said stem,

shown may be departlng from" weed pods arranged like petals thereon, said I fastened to V and a plurality of mature milkweed pods.-

connected to the periphery of said-discoidal pod and arrangedradially with'the stem ends of said milkweed pods pointed outwardly,

Signed at Chicago this 29 day of Nov.'1920.

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VICTOR F. BERGMA said pods being of natural growth 7 V and combined to, simulate a poinsettia.

between said stem and leaves, a discoidal 

